It Was 50 Years Ago Today! An International Beatles Conference

Call for Papers

You are cordially invited to submit abstracts and/or panel suggestions for an international scholarly conference devoted to the life, work, influence, and artistry of the Beatles. Abstracts must include name, contact information, and affiliation and be no more than 300 words in length. Panel submissions must include a panel title along with abstracts from each of the participants. For submissions, please go to Submissions page.

The conference, organized by Penn State University, will be held at Penn State’s Altoona College on February 6-9, 2014, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ legendary appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. In addition to panels and presentations, the conference will include film screenings, musical performances, art and photography exhibits, and keynote addresses by leading Beatles critics and musicologists. The conference will conclude with a commemorative screening of The Ed Sullivan Show as it was originally broadcast on February 9, 1964.